Butler head coach Brad Stevens yells in instructions in Saturday's NCAA tournament game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on March 23, 2013. Butler lost 74-72. Matt Detrich /The Star

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INDIANAPOLIS - Brad Stevens sat in his office this afternoon, waiting for his family, not a packed bag or California real estate guide in sight. He didn't look like a guy with one foot out the door to Los Angeles.

He would not address reports that UCLA has been in a full-court press to get him to leave Butler. Says he won't. But the swirl around him has become as much a part of spring as the vernal equinox.

"I think this is an interesting time," he said. "Instead of allowing people to evaluate what's best for them, it becomes almost like this game that people want to talk about." ...